Association between health indicators of maternal adversity and the rate of infant entry to local authority care in England: a longitudinal ecological study.
Rachel Jane PearsonMatthew Alexander JayLinda Petronella Martina Maria WijlaarsBianca De StavolaShabeer SyedStuart John BedstonRuth GilbertPublished in: BMJ open (2020)
The prevalence of maternal adversity before birth helped to explain the variation in LA rates of infant entry into care. Preventive interventions are needed to improve maternal well-being before and during pregnancy, and potentially reduce risk of child maltreatment and therefore entries to care. Evidence on who to target and data to evaluate change require linkage between parent-child healthcare data and administrative data from children's social care.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- palliative care
- mental health
- quality improvement
- electronic health record
- big data
- birth weight
- pregnancy outcomes
- affordable care act
- pain management
- public health
- physical activity
- young adults
- risk factors
- risk assessment
- body mass index
- pregnant women
- health information
- gestational age
- machine learning
- men who have sex with men
- dna methylation
- high density